Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 87e8a4ac874e0866…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.3 KB Created: 2021-08-12 21:09:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 65bf4e4fe7e42a8f655142722c6e81f8 SHA-1: 0d94800b2e6eb5700787925dbd59b411a6d5179d SHA-256: 87e8a4ac874e0866bbd9adf7140f99a8934eb28e88041d7811c91e890674d36d
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external resources, many of which are hosted on compromised websites or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and link farm pattern are commonly used to deliver second-stage payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9989

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://geluidsadviesnederland.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jitir.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://holzhaus-suedtirol.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c4a9d4fbfb---bovapi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hungryalex.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ba36708a9ffe4ce6a5c8e5ad1f210314/80653001718.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://problemconsulting.com/img/download/files/pelamuridujokenobegoze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vinisfarm.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2a858085a0b41ba4c1e8b60c8882106e/39529255837.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ichibaninfotech.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/15386721146.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pmms-online.com/assets/file/3307404041.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sinara.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c0873dcf81---sisapotozubaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dolcezzecaffe.it/file/vunosox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teenmag.cz/userfiles/file/zuxilu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomedicoveterinariobellucci.eu/userfiles/files/65900025169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bestwaynepaltrek.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fumawumujujor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.scmphotography.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f7d9d2e7d73---7157730245.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.etbsupplies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb9a47536ff---sipakox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://copingconversations.com/userfiles/file/55616013093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aashianarealty.com/file/54418135062.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://showpalmedical.com/userfiles/40979940206.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://albizy.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bazusanifukopubivujirideb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://99hospitalitygroup.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/81821283350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://csom.cz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b5a106a2076686a4eda623379d66b18c/12527799205.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aybar-gallery.com/userfiles/files/fapaxabolataxiretu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ccforum.kr/uploads/file/1622591085.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hacunamatata.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/44689df8e6a455474b3b5d13fe268120/30378478446.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lovelyspa.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/81423950415.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=what+is+the+relative+location+of+mexicoPDF link annotation
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d932.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD932 10764 bytes
SHA-256: 36ec9e62dfe94111adb361a495153e2c934565b3c459a9bf86901e6a5875f735
font_01_sfnt_off0000f1cd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF1CD 17276 bytes
SHA-256: c4cd87f9a6abf4f864305c1d55cd6689b1de6b8cfcab99ad386b0f3ee7127a7e
font_02_sfnt_off00011efa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11EFA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1